1997-98 Men's Golf Roster
Whitten Meares
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fair Bluff, N.C.
- High School:
- Woodberry Forest School
Whitten has the type of length that allows him to play a "different golf course" than the rest of us...he works extremely hard on the practice tee and on his physical conditioning...Whitten's ability to make birdies at will is a great asset.
- Coach Inman
General Info: Could compete for a spot in the starting lineup...could be a key to future Tar Heel lineups...redshirted during the 1997-98 season...
1998-99: Played in three fall tournaments... captured the individual championship at the Tom O'Briant Memorial, a B-team tournament, for the first victory of his collegiate career...tied for 52nd place at The Ridges Intercollegiate...played as an individual at the Duke Golf Classic ... captured the championship of the Lonnie D. Small Intercollegiate, a B-team tournament and the second individual title of his collegiate career...also played as an individual in the BellSouth Yellow Pages Intercollegiate ...
Amateur: Won the 1999 Kendridge Cup in Charlottesville, Va ...placed sixth at the Birmingham Invitational and 12th at the Rice Planters Amateur in Charleston, S.C. ...semifinalist in 1998 Dixie Amateur ...finished 10th at Tear Drop Tour Wild Wing ... semifinalist in 1997 Dixie Amateur...1997 quarterfinalist at North and South Amateur...
Prep: Four-time golf lettermen at Woodberry Forest...all-prep, all-state and all-Central Virginia.
Facts on Meares:
- Major: Communication Studies
- Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the Kendridge Cup
- Career Competitive Round: 66, Rice Planters Amateur, Charleston, S.C. and George Holliday Invitational, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
- Favorite Course: Pinehurst #2, Pinehurst, N.C.
- Favorite Golfer: Fred Couples
- Favorite Athlete: John Smoltz
- Date of Birth: July 28, 1978
| T | RDS | RDS CT | PCT | STK | AVER | LO | |
| 1998-99 | 5^ | 13* | 2 | 28.6 | 976 | 75.08 | 70 |
* - Played 6 rounds competing as an individual
^ - Includes 2 B-Team Tournaments
